Some Thoughts on Suicide
Editor’s Note: Memorial Day Weekend can be tough for many of us...
By Mr. Twisted. While serving as a river boat gunner in Vietnam, Dave Roever was severely burned by a phosphorus grenade. Numerous surgeries, 14 months in a hospital, and many years...
Events such as those occurring at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, tend to bring out both the very best and absolute worst of humanity. It is in these extreme...
On Friday, a dad received news that a lone gunman walked into an elementary school and murdered twenty first grade children and six adults. His heart fell to the ground. Tears...
By Mr. Twisted On the radio this morning I heard that the number one reason for the US Army turning away potential recruits is obesity. The story went on to add...
By Jack Mandaville “I haven’t seen that many brothers down since I left Vietnam forty-three years ago,” said Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter, a two tour Veteran of Vietnam. At 4:36...
By Will “The Tree” Hill This story begins in March of 2009, my first deployment to Baghdad, Iraq (Green Zone). I was a First Lieutenant at the time and thought...
Hello America, my name is Nick Palmisciano and I wrote the essay below, not General David Petraeus, “A Marine in Iraq”, General Schwarzkopf, any of the wounded warriors it’s been...
By Mad Medic Today, the 28th of June 2012, the Stolen Valor Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Because of its supposed violation of...
When I entered West Point in 1994 one of the first things I had to memorize is the Purpose of the United States Military Academy, which at the time read: ...
Editor’s Note: The Rhino Den has entered into a partnership with the Duffel Blog to bring you all things important that are going on in our military from around the world. ...
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes proclaimed on Memorial Day that he was uncomfortable labeling fallen troops as heroes as he felt the term is used as an excuse to engage in “Unjust Wars”....
Ranger Up and American Sin Bin have teamed up with the USA Rugby 7s 2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship to provide the “Official” tail-gate party. In turn, we have acquired a ton...
The beginning of June is almost here and that means the rugby party in Philadelphia is about to kick off. Don’t have tickets? Email trex@rangerup.com with a list of every person,...
The Rhino Den Wins – The Rhino Den won the award for Best US Army Blog at the Mil-Blog Conference this last weekend in Washington, DC. Kelly Crigger and RU...
By RU Contributor Antonio Aguilar Veterans are increasingly getting involved in our government and increasing their activism in general. One program involved with this is Vets for Freedom, and one such...